Georgia Agricultural Aircraft Exempt from Property Taxes Measure (2022)
| Georgia Agricultural Aircraft Exempt from Property Taxes Measure | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin State legislature |
The Georgia Agricultural Aircraft Exempt from Property Taxes Measure was not on the ballot in Georgia as a legislatively referred state statute on November 8, 2022.
The ballot measure would have exempted agricultural aircraft, such as aerial sprayers and crop dusters, from ad valorem property taxes.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question would have been as follows:[1]
| “ | Shall the Act be approved which grants a state-wide exemption from ad valorem taxes for aircraft used exclusively for the aerial application of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, seeds, or other agricultural products?[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
Per Article VII, Section II, Paragraph II(a) of the Georgia Constitution, legislation for property tax exemptions requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the Georgia State Legislature and voter approval.
The ballot measure was introduced into the state Legislature as Senate Bill 474 (SB 474). On March 15, 2022, the Georgia State Senate voted 51-2, with three members absent, to approve the bill. The measure was not passed in the state House before the legislature adjourned its 2022 session on April 5, 2022.[1]
| Vote in the Georgia State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
| Number of yes votes required: 38 | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 51 | 2 | 3 |
| Total percent | 91.07% | 3.57% | 5.36% |
| Democrat | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 2 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Georgia State legislature, "Senate Bill 474," accessed March 15, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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